Title: The Lord Who Carried Our Pains
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But today we need to pay more attention to something else. In John 13:21, which immediately follows the last verse of today's text, "When Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in spirit and testified, saying, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.'" do. In verse 21, “these words” must be verses 18-20 of today's text. After saying those words, Jesus was troubled in spirit. The reason is that one of the disciples will betray you. Then, verses 18-20 are about the betrayal of Judas Iscariot. Again: “I am not referring to all of you. I know who my chosen ones are. But, “He who eats my bread has lifted his heel to me,” in order to fulfill one scripture. From now on, I have told you ahead of time, so that when it happens, you will believe that I am he. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one whom I have sent receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”
When Jesus said these words, he was troubled in spirit. What is the essence of that suffering? The agony of making a disciple who would betray you and sharing life with him for three years even though you knew it all It must have been the fear of In fact, all of them are burdens of sin and suffering that we must bear. It was the Lord who had to bear it. So we can live a life of peace and joy. I hope this Lent will be a time of deep meditating on the Lord, who bore our sufferings and silently walked His path. In doing so, I hope that our Lent will be filled with new emotions and gratitude as we look back on the wonderful grace of forgiveness and salvation and eternally blessed life.